Weekly Update - Friday, June 10, 2022
Dear RSU 71 Students, Families, Staff, School Board, and Community Partners,
For many students, yesterday was the last day of school for the 2021 - 2022 school year. (Some are returning for summer school.)
It was a celebratory week of recognizing milestones – such as the beautiful high school graduation, and the exciting eighth grade promotion night – along with transition activities for students, families, and staff. Learning continued right through the very last minutes of the day. Many staff gathered outside our schools to wave goodbye to students on the last bus run before summer vacation, a bittersweet tradition. We encourage students departing from our K-5 schools, middle school, and high school to stay in touch with us to let us know how you are doing in the coming years and to visit us when you can.
Reminder to Vote on June 14 (see information ** at the end of this update)
Pandemic Update
Return to Pre-Pandemic Status
On June 30, the current SOP (Maine CDC's standard operating procedures to address Covid-19) will sunset. On July 1, 2022, public schools will revert back to the pre-existing communicable disease protocols. You can click on the link in blue to see the standard protocol we’ve always used in the case of communicable disease in our schools.
Good News
US CDC COVID-19 County Check: In Waldo County, Maine, community risk level for COVID-19 is Low. People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask. If you are immunocompromised, learn more about how to protect yourself.
This Week’s Data
| # New Positives / in isolation (day 0-5 not attending school) | Positives in days 6-10 (attending school) | # Community Quarantine |
Ames | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Weymouth | 2 | 0 | 0 |
CASS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EB | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nickerson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
THMS | 0 | 3 | 1 |
BAHS/BCOPE/
AE/CO/ Bus Garage/ Building & Grounds | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other Health News
The CDC reports several cases of whooping cough in our area where vaccinated students who have whooping cough and were not initially caught due to being vaccinated. They are also seeing various influenza.
They are recommending to physicians to do a more complete respiratory panel and wanted us to all be aware. If your child has a persistent cough, please contact your pediatrician.
Good News, Reminders, Information
Ames Elementary/Nickerson
Students Create Pollinator-Friendly Signs
Ames and Nickerson participating in Art Enrichment present painted pollinator-friendly signs to post in their school gardens. Students selected Maine pollinators to feature in their illustrations, painted these on recycled wood then presented to their classmates the benefits of pollinators.
Second Grade Plant Sale!
East Belfast Elementary
Enjoy this wonderful electronic flip book flipbook made by 2nd-grade students in Ms. Holly Merrow's class at East Belfast! To read it, click open the link below, and then use the forward arrow to turn the pages. After students finished their research reports and animal videos, they wanted something that included everything they had done. So they put together this flip book for parents and the community to enjoy. The video links are at the bottom of each student page.
Animals of the World Flipbook by 2nd Graders at E.B.
Captain Albert Stevens Elementary School
CASS 4 & 5th graders prepare this year's environmental mural featuring the seaweed of Maine
CASS students created centerpieces for the CASS community meal.
Mr. Hoffman’s Class - Vinalhaven Field Trip
Mr. Hoffman's Class - Video of Vinalhaven Trip
The CASS Times Newsletter
CASS Times - June 2022
Troy Howard Middle School
8th Grade Promotion Awards |
Academic Adventurer Award Presented to: Forest Pitkin
Nellie Marden Award Presented to: Miles Sagaas
William G. Crosby Award Presented to: Nick Hicock | Troy A. Howard Award Presented to: Eli Thompkins
Bonnie Gallagher Positive Outlook Award Presented to: Emma Dietz
State of Maine’s 8th Grade Citizenship Award
Presented to: Grace Hayes
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THMS Newsletter
THMS Newsletter Summer is Coming!
May 31 - June 3
Belfast Area High School
Belfast Area High School’s valedictorian plans to attend Bowdoin
Ada Potter, Jonah Lovejoy and Grace Hall rank first, second and third academically in the class of 2022.
Top 5% of Graduating Class |
Ronin DeSchamps Madison Shorey Grace Hall Jonah Lovejoy Ada Potter |
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Top 15% of Graduating Class |
Sophia Barnard Sarah Cournouyer Natalie Curry Jordan Drinkwater Josephine McCain-Cowels Nicholas Richie Anna Schortz Reagan Seekins Nina Sprague Kristin Staples |
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Top Student in each Subject Area |
Social Studies - Ada Potter
Science - Jonah Lovejoy (Jonah and 4 other seniors, Ada, Anna, and Grace each earned the STEM endorsement for extensive work in sciences at belfast Area High School)
English Language Arts - Sarah Cournoyer
Math - Ada Potter
Fine Arts - Emily Martell
Chorus - Michaela Newton (Micheala and fellow senior Hailey Black each earned the national choral award and were presented with those at the spring Concert) | Band - Ronin Deschamps
(Ronin was recognized and received the John Phillip Sousa Award earlier this Spring)
Latin - Jonah Lovejoy (Jonah and his senior classmates were awarded the Roman Laurel for their inspired 4 - year commitment in Latin Class) Spanish - Natalie Curry (Natalie and her fellow senior classmates received Sombrero awards for their excellent 4 year commitment in Spanish Class)
French - Josephine Cowels (Josie and three other seniors were awarded the Eiffel Tower Award for their outstanding 4 year commitment in French class) |
Athlete of the Year Award | Senior Service Award |
Top Male- Rico Washington Top Female- Reagan Seekins | Top Male- Nicholas Ritchie Top Female- Natalie Curry |
BAHS Class of 2022 Scholarship Awards
Graduation seniors in the class of 2022 are receiving more than $500,000.00 in scholarship money!
Emily Abbott Carmine Pecorelli Memorial Scholarship Gram Sue Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship
Andrew Abelon Chester and Josephine Grady Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship
Zachary Armstrong-Hopkins Worthington Foundation Scholarship
Adria Barrows Tyler Grandmaison MELMAC Scholarship
Haley Black Vera Grace Greenlaw Scholarship Waldo County General Hospital Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship Athena Health Scholarship
Julia Brassbridge Worthington Foundation Scholarship
Tanner Brewer WCTC Success Scholarship
Miles Cannon John Aldus Memorial Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship
Gracie Coombs Lewis Weaver Scholarship Kenneth Wyman Scholarship Waldo County General Hospital Scholarship Athena Health Scholarship
Sarah Cournoyer Sylvan Edward Walton Scholarship Leone “Kitty” Harriman Scholarship Vera Grace Greenlaw Scholarship Waldo County General Hospital Scholarship
Josephine Cowles Wallace, Waterman, Pattershall Scholarship John Aldus Memorial Scholarship
Natalie Curry John Enk Scholarship Waldo County Retired Teachers Association
Scholarship Winthrop T. Trenholm Memorial Scholarship Belfast Lions Club Scholarship RSU 71 EA Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship Isabelle Degraff Howard & Doris Herbert Scholarship Promising Futures Scholarship
Ronin Deschamps John Aldus Memorial Scholarship Rotary Pitman Leadership Scholarship
Tallulah Desrochers Worthington Foundation Scholarship
Westley Dyer Henry & Gloria Stover Scholarship
Michael Farrington Lewis Weaver Scholarship John Aldus Memorial Scholarship EMBARK Scholarship Crosby High School Alumni Scholarship
Grace Hall KVAC Roy Blood Scholarship Vera Grace Greenlaw Scholarship Waldo County General Hospital Scholarship Dana and Diane Whitten Scholarship Laila Al-Matrouk Memorial Scholarship Clyde Russell Scholarship Rotary Leadership Scholarship
Lincoln Holt Worthington Foundation Scholarship Alexia Hopkins Caroline Dunton Scholarship Waldo County General Hospital Scholarship Elder Abuse Scholarship
Elias Howard BAHS Booster Club Scholarship Henry and Gloria Stover Scholarship Vera Grace Greenlaw Scholarship Belfast Lions Club Scholarship Waldo County Humane Society Scholarship
Faith Hughes Caroline Dunton Scholarship Waldo County General Hospital Scholarship
Hunter LeBlanc Reny’s Scholarship
Taylor Lemon Caroline Dunton Scholarship Robert Goddard Scholarship | Hailey Libby Lewis Weaver Scholarship
Jonah Lovejoy John Aldus Memorial Scholarship Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship RSU 71 EA Scholarship Laila Al-Matrouk Memorial Scholarship Rotary Manley Rogers Leadership Scholarship
Emily Martell John Aldus Memorial Scholarship Gram Sue Scholarship Crosby High School Alumni Scholarship
Maggie Morse Lewis Weaver Scholarship Kenneth Wyman Scholarship Northport Citizens Scholarship Bill and Ruth MacIntosh Scholarship
Maleena Morse Kenneth Wyman Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship
Michaela Newton Shelley Vaughan Educational Scholarship John Enk Scholarships RSU 71 EA Scholarship Robbins Lumber Scholarship Waldo County Retired Teachers Association Scholarship University of Maine Farmington Academic
Excellence Scholarship
Ada Potter John Aldus Memorial Scholarship
Samuel Richeson Waldo County General Hospital Scholarship
Nicholas Ritchie John & Mary Enk Scholarships Kenneth Wyman Scholarship Henry and Gloria Stover Scholarship Northport Citizens Scholarship RSU 71 EA Scholarship
Anna Schortz Robert H. Hooper Memorial Scholarship
Reagan Seekins BAHS Booster Club Scholarship Vera Grace Greenlaw Scholarship Richard Hanson Nursing Scholarship Waldo County General Hospital Scholarship National Honor Society Scholarship Matthew Shelton Reny’s Scholarship John Aldus Memorial Scholarship Camden Real Estate Scholarship
Madison Shorey Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship George Mitchell Scholarship Camden Real Estate Scholarship Coca-Cola Scholarship Julie B. Dutch Marriner Scholarship Julie Read Marsh Scholarship Rotary Duane Leadership Scholarship
Chloe Staples Lewis Weaver Scholarship John & Mary Enk Scholarships RSU 71 EA Scholarship
Helena Staples Vera Grace Greenlaw Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship
Kristin Staples Reny’s Scholarship Left Bank Books Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship Promising Futures Scholarship Summa Cum Laude Scholarship
Rico Washington John Aldus Memorial Scholarship
Paris Wetherington Oscar Wilkins Scholarship Corcoran Environmental Services Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship Waldo County Humane Society Scholarship Riley H. Boulay Memorial Scholarship
Kendra Wood Leone “Kitty” Harriman Scholarship Lewis Weaver Scholarship Richard Hanson Nursing Scholarship Winthrop T. Trenholm Memorial Scholarship Worthington Foundation Scholarship |
BAHS Newsletter
June 10, 2022 - Last edition for the 21-22 school year. Enjoy your summer!
June 3, 2022
Special Services
Maine Department of Special Services Site Review
RSU 71 special education department has completed its on-site review with the Maine Department of Special Services. The review went very well and was a great learning experience as well. We would like to thank all the parents, staff, and community members who completed the special education survey that was sent out earlier this year. We had great participation in the survey and I am looking forward to receiving the feedback from the survey.
We hope you all have a wonderful and safe summer.
WCTC
BAHS students earned the following awards from WCTC:
Most Improved
in Culinary Arts - Rico Washington
in CNA - Quentin Roberts
Outstanding
in Electrical Trades - Kyle (KJ) Payson
in Graphic Design - Nina Sprague
With warm wishes for a sweet summer of 2022, filled with magical moments, special family time, rest and rejuvenation, and good old-fashioned fun,
Mary Alice McLean and Susan Totman
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Final Reminder: Voting on the Proposed Budget will be June 14
The overall budget increase from FY ‘22 to FY ‘23 is 3%.
The overall town/city assessment increase is 0.84%.
Individual assessment increases:
Belfast Belmont Morrill Searsmont Swanville | .046% 2.9% .03% 2.27% 0.67% |
The polls will be open on June 14 during the following time in the following places:
Polling locations outside of Belfast (Hours 8:00 am - 8:00 pm for all):
Belmont Community Building
Morrill Community Center
Searsmont Town Office
Swanville Town Office
Belfast residents can vote at the following locations from 7:00 am - 8:00 pm:
(link to website)
Wards One and Two
The Belfast Boathouse (New as of November 3, 2020), 34 Commercial, Belfast, ME 04915
Wards Three and Four
The Tarratine Tribe (New as of November 2, 2021), 153 Main Street, Belfast, ME 04915
Ward Five
United Methodist Church, 23 Mill Lane, Belfast, ME 04915
The school board and staff have worked hard to create an FY ‘23 budget (the fiscal year 2023). The FY ‘23 budget preserves the essential needs of students and staff in our schools and departments. We have sought to be mindful stewards of the resources of our five communities and stay aware of the impact of our proposed budget on town assessments. The budget may be viewed in detail on our district website: Proposed Budget for FY '23.
